Units of Competency

The units of competency have a new format, to align with updated DEEWR guidelines. Consultations with industry representatives further refined the unit format for the resources and infrastructure industries.

 

• Refer to  Assessment Approaches for further information

•  Refer to Assessment Approaches for further information

Codes of Units of Competency

Units of competency have been coded with an alphanumeric code, for example the unit of competency RIISAM201A code has the following components.

RII	SAM	2	01	A
Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package	Competency Field (Service and Maintenance)	Indicative qualification level           (AQF level 2)	Sequential number for the unit in that field	Version control

The codes for the fields of competency covered by RII09 units are listed in the following table.

Field of competence	Unit code
CATEGORY 1: General fields of competence applicable to all sectors
1.1 Risk Management	RIIRIS
1.2 Governance & Compliance	RIIGOV
1.3 Occupational Health & Safety	RIIOHS
1.4 Environment	RIIENV
1.5 Quality	RIIQUA
1.6 Communication	RIICOM
1.7 Leadership & Teamwork	RIILAT
1.8 Business Effectiveness	RIIBEF
1.9 Financial Administration  and Management	No RII units – all units in this field are imported
1.10 Information Management	RIIIMG
1.11 Customer and Community Relations	RIICCR
1.12 Project Management	No RII units – all units in this field are imported
1.13 Training and Assessment	No RII units – all units in this field are imported
CATEGORY 2: Technical fields of competence applicable to all sectors
2.1 Blasting Hole Drilling	RIIBHD
2.2 Blasting	RIIBLA
2.3 Service and Maintenance	RIISAM
2.4 Load Handling	RIIHAN
2.5 Vehicle Operations	RIIVEH
2.6 Sampling, Testing and Data Processing and Recording	RIISTD
2.7 Emergency Response and Rescue	RIIERR
CATEGORY 3: Technical fields of competence applicable to some sectors (2 to 4 sectors)
3.1 Materials Extraction	RIIMEX
3.2 Stockpile & Reclaim Material	RIISRM
3.4 Processing (General)	RIIPRO
3.5 Plant and Equipment Operations	RIIPEO
3.6 Conservation and Rehabilitation	RIICAR
3.7 Water Management	RIIWMG
3.8 Waste and by-products	RIIWBP
3.9 Resources and Infrastructure	RIIRAI
3.10 Spatial Data Management	RIISDM
3.11 Underground Mining	RIIUND
3.12 Trenchless Technology	RIICTT
CATEGORY 4: Technical fields of competence applicable to a single sector
4.1  Civil Construction
4.1.1 Civil Works Design	RIICWD
4.1.2 Civil Works (Management and Supervision)	RIICWM
4.1.3 Civil Works (Common Units)	RIICCM
4.1.4 Road and Pavements Construction and Maintenance (General)	RIICRC
4.1.5 Bituminous Surfacing	RIICBS
4.1.6 Road Marking	RIICRM
4.1.7 Civil Structures (General)	RIICSG
4.1.8 Foundation Works	RIICFW
4.1.9.1 Bridge Construction and Maintenance (General)	RIICBM
4.1.9.2 Timber Bridge Construction and Maintenance	RIICBT
4.1.10 Underground Services	RIICPL
4.1.11 Tunnel Construction	RIICTC
4.1.12 Demolitions	RIIDML
4.2 Coal Mining
4.2.1 Coal Mining (General)	RIIMCG
4.2.2 Coal Mining (Underground)	RIIMCU
4.2.3 Coal Mining (Open Cut)	RIIMCO
4.2.4 Coal Mining (Coal Preparation)	RIIMCP
4.2.5 Electrical Engineering	No RII units – all units in this field are imported
4.3 Metalliferous Mining
4.3.1 Metalliferous Mining (Underground)	RIIUMM
4.3.2 Metalliferous Mining (Small Mines)	RIIMSM
4.3.3 Exploration and Field Work	RIIEGS
4.3.4 Processing General	RIIPBP, RIIPGP, RIIPHA & RIIMPG
4.3.5 Beneficiation	RIIPBE
4.3.6 Refining	RIIPRE
4.3.7 Smelting	RIIPSM
4.4 Drilling
4.4.1 Drilling (General)	RIINHB
4.4.2 Drilling (Oil and Gas)	RIIOGD, RIIOGF, RIIOGN

 

Unit equivalence

The Old vs new units and their equivalence document maps the units of competency from previous Training Packages to the consolidated RII09 Resource and Infrastructure Training Package. The codes in the column on the right describe the relationship between the ‘old’ and the ‘new’.

Unit equivalence legend
EQU =	Equivalent. This means that the outcome of the unit is equivalent to the previous unit. The unit has been placed into the new format, so details about the descriptor, the application, and the evidence guide will have been updated. The elements, performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, and the range statement may also have minor changes.
NEW =	New unit to meet industry need.
NEQ =	Not equivalent but similar outcomes. This means that the outcome of the unit of competency has changed to a degree that it cannot be deemed as equivalent.
IMP =	Imported unit originating from another Training Package.
NOT =	Not used in RII09 Training Package. This is because industry has deemed the unit no longer relevant.